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at columbia this week now calling on university president minouche shafik to resign. tonight the white house weighing in, saying in part, "while every american has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting jewish students and the jewish community are blatantly anti-semitic, unconscionable, and dangerous, and have absolutely no place on any college campus or anywhere in the united states of america." last week, an unauthorized encampment on campus led to more than 100 arrests. >> i was one of the students arrested, suspended by the university. all of these students know the risk. >> reporter: tonight, an escalating conflict growing more contentious on campus. george solis, nbc news. in washington, a high wire political act tonight for the house speaker, facing down an intensifying push by some in his party to kick him out of leadership. all of it fallout for his support of this weekend's vote to help ukraine to the tune of $60 billion. julie tsirkin is on capitol hill. >> reporter: tonight, growing pressure on house speaker mike johnson, facing a

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>> this is a giant witch hunt. >> reporter: mr. trump is required to be in court every weekday except wednesdays, when court is not in session, limiting his ability to campaign. >> i'm supposed to be in a lot of different places campaigning, but i've been here all day. >> reporter: his north carolina rally canceled on saturday due to weather. >> i'm more devastated that this could happen. >> reporter: meanwhile, president biden trimmed mr. trump's lead in our new nbc news poll. trump leading biden by just two points in a head-to-head matchup, down from five points. but with third-party candidates in the mix, biden leads trump by two points. >> yasmin is joining us from outside court. yasmin, if this is just the start for this trial, when might we see a verdict? >> reporter: the trial could take four to six weeks, hallie. if he is found guilty, he's facing up to four years in prison. hallie. >> yasmin vossoughian live for us in new york. to breaking news out of michigan with a community in shock and in grief tonight after

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kick my door closed. >> reporter: after being hurled off the vehicle and slamming into his own truck, smith stands up without a scratch to snap a photo before the suspects sped away. >> i was a little shaky, so the photos came out a little blurry already the incident happened last month outside his pierce county, washington, home. his family sharing it online to help authorities identify the suspects. the pierce county >> i give a lot of credit to social media. >> reporter: the pierce county sheriff's department tells nbc news those images led to a potential arrest in a different city, but they have yet to confirm if the suspect is tied to their investigation. the department writing in a statement, in part, we have seen a significant rise in motor vehicle thefts with juvenile suspects. this incident is particularly scary since it shows how bold these suspects are getting and at what costs they will take to get away. according to the department, motor vehicle thefts were up 27% in the county last year. >> just 30 minutes prior to, you know, another person on social media reached out and provided footage of them hitting their vehicles.

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investigation by the faa after the door plug blowout in january. boeing's number of airplane deliveries sank to 83 in their last quarter compared to 157 the one prior. >> you've got this effort to return to 2019 levels of jetliner production. airbus is getting there. boeing is stumbling pretty badly. >> boeing cfo brian west saying last month, we're deliberately going to slow to get this right, and we're the ones who made the decision to constrain rates on the 737 program. all of this on the brink of sky-high travel demand. major airlines bracing for a huge travel season following a record-setting year for tsa travel numbers. >> it means higher prices but also planes that are going to be more full than they would otherwise be. >> reporter: airlines now have just months left to course-correct before summer travel takes off. marissa parra, nbc news. still ahead, fighting back. the caught-on-camera

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violence and jew hatred. >> reporter: new york mayor eric adams condemning video such as this, which he saysa shows a young woman with a sign pointing to jewish students saying, "al qassam's next targets." in a letter obtained by nbc news, columbia rabbi elie buechler writing to students, "it deeply pains me to say that i would strongly recommend you return home as soon as possible and remain home until the reality in and around campus has dramatically improved," going on to say, "no one should have to endure this level of hatred, let alone at school." nick baum says while many of his peers have left, he's chosen to stay. >> your reaction to the letter? >> i feel disturbed, but i feel it is completely indicative of the horrible disturbances that jews on campus have been feeling over the last few days. as a jew, i no longer feel welcome on campus. >> reporter: a columbia university spokesperson tells nbc news in part, "we are acting on concerns we are hearing from our jewish students." republican congresswoman elise stefanik, who played a role during a hearing on anti-semitism this n the

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meaning it has. i think at that point people are going to be not focused on like, i don't like him and i don't like him but focused on what does it mean for this country. one of the things that is showing us that way is the number one issue in the new nbc poll, i think as you know, was not inflation, was not the border, the number one issue was protecting american democracy. that was the number one issue in the poll. so, as that conversation happens, as we get closer to election day. my guess is we will set a new record on people who voted in this election.. >> how do you think it will translate? i know we have been saying we are 10 months out of it. is it enough time for both parties? the democrats, on generate voter enthusiasm for their candidate? >> that is plenty of time. but to meet these expectations that we have had in the last

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deadly air strikes leave 20 people dead, mostly children. here at home, texas' immigration law with stop and frisk is spreading to other states. let's do it. est in the presidential election hit a near low. 64% of registered voters say they have a high-level interest of the election. on the face it might not sound alarming until you realize it was slower than nbc news found at the same point in time four years ago and during every election cycle before it, going all of the way back to 2008. this after america juggles twiceis, here and abroad the

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>> reporter: deputies say it's likely the suspects were casing nearby homes, but no other reports were filed with the department. >> they got nothing out of it. i don't keep anything in my vehicle. but they were certainly lucky. >> reporter: lucky, eric says, because everyone involved could have been hurt. >> would you have done anything different? >> yeah, that's a good question. absolutely not. you know, there's so many different ways this could have gone, and i think i had probably the best outcome. >> reporter: dana griffin, nbc news. up next, there is good news tonight. the promposal kevin bacon couldn't resist. how students got him back to where he started in all in "footloose." how students go o back t

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worried about a motion to vacate. i have to do my job. >> reporter: meanwhile, in an interview with our kristen welker, ukraine's president says the funding is critical. >> translator: this aid will strengthen ukraine and send the kremlin a powerful signal. >> julie is joining us now. julie, let's talk timeline here. what are you hearing from some of the members looking to force out the speaker? >> well, marjorie taylor greene isn't revealing her plans, only saying that it will happen. but with the house in recess, nothing will come about for at least a week. hallie? >> julie, thank you. a tram accident at one of the country's most popular theme parks is under investigation tonight. it happened saturday at universal studios in los angeles. officials say the tram tilted while making a turn and collided with a metal guardrail. some people inside fell out. 15 passengers were hurt with injuries raising from mild to moderate. universal studios is owned by nbc news' parent company, nbc universal. to some terrifying

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uses his celebrity power, per se, to bring everyone together. that was the reason it all worked. >> what did it feel like for you when you got to see and meet kevin bacon? >> seeing him in person was like surreal. like he walked out, and they played "footloose," and i immediately just started crying. that just made it all worthwhile to know that he's proud of us and he's happy that he came. >> there's a life lesson in that moment too. >> yeah, for sure. like if you set your mind to something, you can accomplish it. >> a prom to remember for sure. get ready to kick off your monday shoes, by the way, with more of kaylee's exclusive interview and visit with kevin bacon tomorrow on "today." for now, that's "nightly news" for this sunday. i'm hallie jackson. for all of us at nbc, thanks for watching. we'll see you right back here next week. ♪ footloose ♪ ♪ kick off the sunday shoes ♪ ♪ please, louise ♪ ♪ pull me off of my knees ♪

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